Wheel-cultivator



P. F. WELLS.

WHEEL GULTIVATOR.

No. 252,637, Patented Jan. 24,1882.

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1 rrnn States PATE T rites PHILIP F. I/VELLS, ()F MILFORD, MICHIGAN.

WHEEL-CULTIVATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 252,637, dated January24, 1882 Application filed November 10, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP I WELLS, of Milford, in the county ofOakland, and in the State of Michigan, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Frames for Wheel- Gultivators, and I do herebydeclare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, making a part of thisspecitication.

The nature of my invention consists in the peculiar construction ofawrought'iron frame for wheel-cultivators, and in the combination, withthis frame, of the draft or draw rods and lateral braces, as will behereinafter more fully set forth In the annexed drawings,'Figure l is aperspective-view of a wheel-cultivator embody ing my invention. Figs. 2and 3 are detailed views of parts thereof.

The main part of the frame consists of only two pieces, A and B, of ironunited by bolts at the outside rear corners. The front part,

A, is bentnearly at right angles on each side,-

form the deep central recess, L, into which the operator tnay step as hehandles leier J. The rear piece, B, is of the peculiar form shown, so asto perform three functions, viz: Itacts as a lateral brace to hold theoutside part of the fratne and standards 0 O rigidly in their positions.It-also holds the rear center standards, 0 G and strengthens thecross-bar 1). Its peculiar form also enables the operator to step intothe rear end of the tongue, and thus more easily handle the lever whichraises and lowers the cultivator. The front part of the frame isstrengthened by bending the front, as shown atA, and thenattachingastraight piece ofiron, G, hy the bolts (1 by which thedrawrods I) are attached, separating them by washers or other device inthe center and bringing them together at their ends, thus forming whatIcall a truss-front. The tongue and draftbar are both attached to thisfront. Also, all of the draw-rods are attached to itor near it, so thatthe whole forward strain may be concentrated here. All thestandards arebraced in a lateral direction by braces d, and the rear centerstandards, 0 may be spread by changing their braces so as to straddlethe rows of .corn when the center standard, 0 is removed.

H is the cranked axle, provided with the wheels I I and operated by thelever J.

I am aware that prior to my invention various forms of mechanism havebeen devised having the samegeneral end in view proposed by me. Itherefore restrict my improvements to the combinations of specific partsset forth in the following claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. In a wheel-cu!tivator, the,combination, with the handle or lever J, of the cultivatorframeconsisting of'the front and side bars, A A A, the separate rear bar, B,the latter prorided with inclined portionsg g, and connected to thecross-bar D by a rectangular portion formed with the sides I 1, therebyconstituting the deep recess L bet-ween the side bars, A A, and thecentral standards, substantially as set forth.

2. The wheel-cultivator frame composed of the two pieces A and B andcross-bars D and G, the said pieces A B bent substantially as shown anddescribed, and for the purposes set forth. 3. The combination of theframe A B, constructed-as described, the front bar, G, theplow-standards, the draw-rods b, and lateral braces d, substantially asand for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this13th day of September, 1879.

PHILIP F. WELLS.

Witnesses N. CRAWFORD, JOHN CRAWFORD.

